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michelle franzen, nbc news. >>> state senator leeland wi wants to run for mayor for san francisco, he is looking forward to talking with voters about how to improve public schools, the environment and economy. he has served in the state senate since 2006 and served three terms in the state assembly. one of the main competitors for the job would be mayor ed lee, that is if lee decides to run. until recently, lee has said he wants to return to his old job as city administrator. however, when asked on friday, lee system pimply said, i have e a decision. >>> talking about a gorgeous day, what's ahead for the weekend and some heat down the road. >> yeah, finally, maybe we'll live up to july standards later on in the week, but right now, pretty comfortable night, 62 degrees in san jose, looking at patchy clouds. right now in oakland, it's northwest winds at seven miles per hour. and san francisco, if you look closely towards the top of the screen, we've got low clouds hanging over the bay bridge. and probably misty skies there, too. we were at 60 degrees, northwest wind at six, and as all t
michelle franzen, nbc news. >>> state senator leeland wi wants to run for mayor for san francisco, he is looking forward to talking with voters about how to improve public schools, the environment and economy. he has served in the state senate since 2006 and served three terms in the state assembly. one of the main competitors for the job would be mayor ed lee, that is if lee decides to run. until recently, lee has said he wants to return to his old job as city administrator. however,...
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michelle franzen has a look and the pride and politics in new york today. >> take you, connie -- >> take you connie, to be my spouse. >> spo be my spouse. >> reporter: hundreds of couples made history today at city clerk offices in new york city. saying "i do" on the first day same-sex marriage became legal in new york state. >> by the laws of the state of new york, i now pronounce you married. >> reporter: all around the city and state, koums lined up and waited hours to get approved for a marriage license. >> for better or worse. >> for better or worse. >> reporter: before making it official. >> oh, it feels great to finally new york is recognizing our relationship. >> absolutely. >> and that we can be on the record as being a family and get all the rights that we deserve. >> reporter: the first weddings in the state started just after midnight. at niagara falls, kitty and sheryl, who have five children and 12 grandchildren, couldn't believe their moment had finally arrived. >> i keep thinking -- i keep thinking there should be something more i have to do to get here. i keep thinking t
michelle franzen has a look and the pride and politics in new york today. >> take you, connie -- >> take you connie, to be my spouse. >> spo be my spouse. >> reporter: hundreds of couples made history today at city clerk offices in new york city. saying "i do" on the first day same-sex marriage became legal in new york state. >> by the laws of the state of new york, i now pronounce you married. >> reporter: all around the city and state, koums lined...
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the law goes into effect on sunday, and nbc's michelle franzen meets one some of the happy couples. >>> upopen it -- >> reporter: tiffany and meredith got the word they've been waiting for. >> that's it! we're done! >> reporter: an e-mail telling the couple they had been chosen from the new york city lottery to marry on sunday. >> i'm saying this, i agree to this, and we're doing this in a public way with somebody watching. like this is -- it's been validated. and to us, that means a lot. >> reporter: the big apple will usher in the first day of legalized same-sex marriage with back-to-back ceremonies. the city clerk's office originally planned to wed 764 couples on sunday. it announced it would expand hour to make sure all 823 who registered could marry. new york city's mayor, michael bloomberg, is also marking the first day with a special evening ceremony at gracie mansion. he will officiates the marriage of his chief policy adviser and consumer affairs commissioner. >> this is about celebrating our relationship, but in many ways it's really about our children who have often asked u
the law goes into effect on sunday, and nbc's michelle franzen meets one some of the happy couples. >>> upopen it -- >> reporter: tiffany and meredith got the word they've been waiting for. >> that's it! we're done! >> reporter: an e-mail telling the couple they had been chosen from the new york city lottery to marry on sunday. >> i'm saying this, i agree to this, and we're doing this in a public way with somebody watching. like this is -- it's been validated....
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the weddings have already begun and michelle franzen is live in lower manhattan to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. couples started lining up before day break at city clerk's office, wrapped around the corner here. in all, more than 800 couples throughout new york city will say "i do" today. but for couples around the state, some of them were the first to marry just after midnight. for many, today is just as much about making history as it is about making it official. >> just open it. >> reporter: word came in the form of an e-mail. for tiffany and meredith. >> have been selected -- >> that's it. we're done. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> reporter: the engaged couple are among the 823 who entered the new york city lottery and chosen to marry on the first day same-sex marriage is legal in new york state. >> i'm just so happy. i mean, we wanted to get married in new york so badly because this is where we live. this is where we made our home. this is where we met. this is where we fell in love. >> reporter: douglas and michael will officially make it legal to
the weddings have already begun and michelle franzen is live in lower manhattan to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. couples started lining up before day break at city clerk's office, wrapped around the corner here. in all, more than 800 couples throughout new york city will say "i do" today. but for couples around the state, some of them were the first to marry just after midnight. for many, today is just as much about making history as it is about making...
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lester. >>> nbc's michelle franzen, thanks. so what could have happened to selena? with us is criminologist casey jordan. you have used the term nothingness in this case. quite disturbing. explain what you mean by that. >> remember, she disappeared monday night. there is no sign of a struggle. it's what we call a mysterious disappearance, no clues released by the police. and here we are on saturday morning, knowing almost nothing more than we knew on monday night. in other words, there are no clues. it's just the biggest clue is that so far the police are not telling us anything. >> no evidence that she ran away, no evidence of an abduction. there have been reports that celina's stepfather had a history of mental issues and domestic violence. but no one has been called a suspect, no one has been called a person of interest. but typically, do families become the immediate focus in these sorts of things? >> that's correct. and we saw a family spokesperson -- there is nothing wrong with that, some people are camera-shy. but in most cases you see the family coming out a
lester. >>> nbc's michelle franzen, thanks. so what could have happened to selena? with us is criminologist casey jordan. you have used the term nothingness in this case. quite disturbing. explain what you mean by that. >> remember, she disappeared monday night. there is no sign of a struggle. it's what we call a mysterious disappearance, no clues released by the police. and here we are on saturday morning, knowing almost nothing more than we knew on monday night. in other words,...
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michelle franzen franzen is at e search command center in new hampshire. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. investigators here both from at the fbi as well as local from several different agencies have been meeting here this past hour and already search teams have been spanning out. we've got helicopters overhead, dog search canine crews also searching as well as the nearby rivers. it's an overwhelming response for this community with fewer than 1,000 people. and the residents here have been overwhelmed with a scale of this investigation now stretching into nearby vermont and across the border into canada, which is just a mile from here. residents are also overcome by their emotions as they wait and hope for her safe return. >> vanished, the search is intensifying for 11-year-old celina cass, last seen on her computer in her family's home monday night in new hampshire, a small community of 800 just a mile from the canadian border. investigators say there are no signs of struggle or reason to believe cass ran away or was abducted, a
michelle franzen franzen is at e search command center in new hampshire. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. investigators here both from at the fbi as well as local from several different agencies have been meeting here this past hour and already search teams have been spanning out. we've got helicopters overhead, dog search canine crews also searching as well as the nearby rivers. it's an overwhelming response for this community with fewer than 1,000 people. and...
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michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: the family of lith 8-year-old killed on his walk home from camp learned more devastating details this week. the medical examiner's report shows the cause of death was by smothering and intoxication from an acute mixture of drugs. >> bring closure to a family that has been the victims of this kind of torture. >> reporter: prosecutors say at the hands of the stranger police say lieby turned to for help, shown on this surveillance tape walking behind him. >> aaron took lieby to his apartment where he caused the child to ingest a large number of drugs and then aaron use aid towel to smother the child until he died. >> reporter: drugged, murdered and then dismembered. a grand jury indicted aaron on eight counts, including first-degree murder. aaron faces life without parole and is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. at his arraignment earlier this week, his lawyer voiced concerns about his client's mental state. >> he's indicated he hears thha >> reporter: the other attorney quil quit this week. in a statement, his family says they continue
michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: the family of lith 8-year-old killed on his walk home from camp learned more devastating details this week. the medical examiner's report shows the cause of death was by smothering and intoxication from an acute mixture of drugs. >> bring closure to a family that has been the victims of this kind of torture. >> reporter: prosecutors say at the hands of the stranger police say lieby turned to for help, shown on this surveillance tape...
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we'll talk thoo her exclusivelyn a moment, but first nbc's michelle franzen has details. >> good morning, matt. family and friends say george made a big debut in his brooklyn neighborhood as a member of his church and as a student who earned scholarships. no one expected he would die of ha hazing-related incident. a sophomore at new york's prestigious cornell university had a bright future ahead of him with hopes of becoming a doctor one day. his life, family and friends say, cut short this past february following a drunken hazing ritual at his fraternity. >> he just had this way that was so, you know, giving and loving. just very unusual in some ways for a teenage boy. there are week, his mother filed a $25 million wrongful death suit against sigma alpha epsilon and the former pledges she says are responsible for her son's death. the suit claims her son was involved in a mock kidnapping by pledges during their initiation. the complaint alleges they bound his wrists and ankles with zip ties and duct tape and compelled him to consume alcohol until he lost consciousness. back at the frat h
we'll talk thoo her exclusivelyn a moment, but first nbc's michelle franzen has details. >> good morning, matt. family and friends say george made a big debut in his brooklyn neighborhood as a member of his church and as a student who earned scholarships. no one expected he would die of ha hazing-related incident. a sophomore at new york's prestigious cornell university had a bright future ahead of him with hopes of becoming a doctor one day. his life, family and friends say, cut short...
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nbc's michelle franzen has the touching story. >> good morning. he says he was in the right place at the right time in afghanistan when he met a boy suffering from a rare and life-threatening birth defect. that boy captured the major's attention and heart. now with the help of doctors and a host family in new jersey, he's thriving and teaching us a few things along the way. at the family home in new jersey, muslam is like any other 7-year-old playing in the back yard. but a few months ago this young boy from afghanistan couldn't have imagined running around like most kids his age. >> he couldn't do anything six months ago but hold his bladder and walk with holding his bladder to protect it. >> reporter: he suffered from a life-threatening birth defect born with his bladder on the outside of his body. he traveled here last fall for a series of corrective operations and is staying with the hoplinger family but he's ready to return. it was the help of a army may jo who made it all possible. they met in afghanistan last year when his mom desperately r
nbc's michelle franzen has the touching story. >> good morning. he says he was in the right place at the right time in afghanistan when he met a boy suffering from a rare and life-threatening birth defect. that boy captured the major's attention and heart. now with the help of doctors and a host family in new jersey, he's thriving and teaching us a few things along the way. at the family home in new jersey, muslam is like any other 7-year-old playing in the back yard. but a few months ago...